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WUSTL researchers travel to remote, isolated, ­hostile ­Antarctica to conduct balloon-borne astronomy ­experiments. Their ultimate goal is to solve the mysteries of cosmic rays — the rain of charged particles from space falling ­continuously on Earth.

Washington University grads have the confidence to ­pursue their dreams — even if those dreams don’t quite mesh with their majors.

Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have shown.

We asked 350 seniors to share favorites and future plans. Scan the first question below and then click through the slideshow above to see more.

Do all types of stress equally increase the risk of suffering from depressive symptoms among African Americans transitioning into young adulthood?

Washington University is ranked as the world’s 11th greenest campus in the 2012 annual ­report of UI GreenMetric, a worldwide university ranking system that lists 215 of the world’s most sustainable and eco-friendly campuses.

For much of the developing world, access to electrical lighting is uncertain. Many rural farming villages exist “off the grid.” Major cities from Nairobi to Kolkata are subject to regular blackouts. The effect is that people aren’t as productive as they could be; they have to spend scarce money on candles; or sometimes they develop respiratory problems from the kerosene fumes.

For a class assignment from her central Pennsylvania high school, Madeleine Daepp — the recipient of competitive scholarships from the ­Truman and Udall foundations and a Rhodes scholarship finalist ­— conducted a research ­project on hog farming.

Washington University’s business, engineering and law schools are ­collaborating on a new course that embeds ­students in the center of the thriving entrepreneur community in downtown St. Louis.